Computers
Washington State Has Released up to 3,200 Inmates Early Thanks to Computer Glitch
The software bug has been miscalculating release dates for 13 years
These Old-School Internet Browsers Are Like Real-Life Time Machines
A new tool lets you experience the glory—and embarrassment—of the internet of yore
Army Ants Act Like Algorithms to Make Deliveries More Efficient
The marauding ants know just where to place living bridges to create shortcuts without sacrificing their food-gathering prowess
The Robo-Journalists Are Coming
But did a machine write this story?
The Search For Elusive Neutrinos in Antarctica Generates Massive Amounts of Data
The IceCube observatory at the South Pole collects roughly 36 terabytes of data a year in the search for 'special' neutrinos
New Software Makes Cyberbullies Think Twice
Teen programmer Trisha Prabhu created a program called ReThink to make cyberbullies reconsider before posting cruel messages
How the Tetris Theme Song Was Made
A small piece of hardware produced the iconic sounds of gaming
Thanks to Augmented Reality, These Coloring Books Come to Life
The new technology takes 2D pictures and turns them into 3D magic
Scientists Can Now Sequence a Human’s Genome in 26 Hours
New tools cut sequencing time almost in half
This Interactive Installation Rains a Poem Down on Viewers
Artists Camille Utterback and Romy Achituv wrote the software that drives an artwork, in which onlookers catch letters falling on a large screen
This Computer Can Track How Fashion Spreads From the Runway to the Street
Researchers created an algorithm to recognize and analyze fashion on the runway and in the street
Search Engines Can Sway Undecided Voters
New research uncovers "the search engine effect" and its potential to influence election outcomes
Steve Jobs is About to Get His Own Opera
But will it include a singing Woz?
IBM's Tone Analyzer Could Save You From Sending That Awkward Email
The new service, part of IBM's Watson artificial intelligence system, scans emails for emotions like cheerfulness or negativity
How Emojis Could Help People With Food Allergies
Bread emoji. Disappointed face emoji.
The NSA Has a Summer Camp for Cyberspies
43 camps nationwide teach teens white hat hacking skills
Linking Multiple Minds Could Help Damaged Brains Heal
Monkeys and rats hooked up as "brainets" may lead to innovative treatments for Parkinson's, paralysis and more
History’s Most Creative Paintings, As Picked by a Computer
Some masters got snubbed
This Computer Runs on Water
A new class of computers takes advantage of the physical properties of water
Researchers Are Training Robots Using Minecraft
The popular game helps robots learn real-world skills
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